Mountain Gold: A History of the Baw Baw and Walhalla Country of the Narracan Shire, Victoria by John Adams
35.00 AUD
Category: Local History
The long awaited re-print of the brilliant book covering the Old Narracan Shire... which includes Walhalla, Aberfeldy, Donnelllys Creek, Tanjil, Hill End ,etc..A4 size rather than the old small format of A5.... soft cover with over 170 pages.... B&W with numerous old photographs added in as well. ...Show more
Gippsland Revisited (Walhalla-Woods Point Historical Expedition Series #2) by Paoletti's Maps and Videos Pty Ltd (Illustrator, Editor, Produced by); Rudi Paoletti (Editor, Illustrator)
19.99 AUD
Category: Local History
This publication is about the only marked grave at the Edward's Reef Burial Ground that of Christina Shaw.This is a diary written by Alec Shaw, Christina 's son and is an account of a fourteen-day journey made by Alec in 1930 from Ballarat to The Springs, Donnelly's Creek and Edwards Reef, as a pilgrima ...Show more
Ned Kelly by Peter FitzSimons
27.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy?s brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even ...Show more
Pemulwuy: The Rainbow Warrior by Eric Willmot
29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
This epic novel is a captivating story, based on true events, which every Australian should read. 'This is more than a novel, more than a story, it is the Big Bang: where the idea of Australia starts.' Stan GrantThis is the story of one of Australia's first true heroes, Pemulwuy. A proud and feared ...Show more
The Story of Australia:1899-1914 by Australian Geographic
27.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: The\Story of Australia Ser.
Federation in Australia brought forth a new government and the establishment of a nation. Australian Geographic takes you through this transformative period, highlighting and capturing other key movements and events such as the White Australia Policy, protectionism versus free trade, industrialisation a ...Show more
Recollections of Early Gippsland Goldfields by Richard MacKay
19.99 AUD
Category: Local History
Gold for the Taking: A Pictorial History of the Heyday of the Walhalla-Wood's Point Gold Belt - 1860's-1960's by PAOLETTI
64.99 AUD
Category: Local History
During the mid to late 1850s, gold miners were making their way up the Big and Goulbourn Rivers, striking payable ground at regular intervals. This provides a pictorial history of this rich mining area which today is known as Wood's Point.
A-Z of Australian Animals by Jennifer Cossins
27.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
From the award-winning creator of A-Z OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS comes a stunning non-fiction picture book for boys and girls with a love of animals and a thirst for all things encyclopaedic. This exquisite full-colour picture book is packed with interesting facts and is perfect for young conservationists an ...Show more
Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred Australia by Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
45.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
Loving Country is a book that inspires ultimate respect for Mother Earth and the role of her custodians. While readers are encouraged to discover the sacred country of Australia in an open-minded and sensitive manner, the intention of this book is to foster communication and understanding between all pe ...Show more
Design: Building on Country (First Knowledges) by Alison Page, Paul Memmott
22.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: First Knowledges
Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page and Paul ...Show more
Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men by Peter FitzSimons
34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The must-read story of the boy from Brisbane who became a wartime hero and aviation trailblazer. In an action-packed life, the indomitable 'Smithy' went from fighting as a soldier amid the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front to taking to the skies against the likes of the Red Baron - for which he ...Show more